Are you a qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) ready to step up and own the numbers for a brand with real purpose? Craving the chance to make a tangible impact and help revolutionise our industry? If you've got the passion, the drive and the hunger for success, listen up - RIOT has an opportunity with your name on it.
All Flavour. No Competition. We’re a bold, fast‑moving team and we need a finance leader who can match our energy, turning data into decisions, sharpening our unit economics, and keeping us audit ready while we scale.
The Role (why this job exists)
Own the finance engine of Riot end to‑end, from rock solid accounting and compliance through to forecasting, commercial insight and cash management. You’ll partner across the business (Operations, Sales, Marketing, Production) and report directly to the COO. You’ll also line manage and develop a Finance Officer.
Contract: Full‑time, Permanent
Department: Finance
Reports to: COO
Start: ASAP
Salary: £60,000 (DOE)
What you’ll own
Financial accounting & control
* Own month end, management accounts and reconciliations
* Ensure accuracy and integrity of the P&L and balance sheet
* Keep us compliant and audit‑ready at all times
Commercial finance
* Lead budgeting and re-forecasting cycles
* Build models that explain performance and drive decisions
* Partner with budget owners to optimise cost centres, margins and ROI
Financial compliance
* Manage VAT, Corporation Tax and statutory returns
* Coordinate with external accountants and advisers as needed
Data & decision support
* Turn messy data into clarity - unit economics, pricing, promotions, paybacks
* Automate the boring stuff; champion better tools and smarter processes
Treasury & cash
* Own cashflow, liquidity and working capital
* Anticipate funding needs and manage FX exposure where relevant
What you’ll bring;
Must‑haves
* Qualified Accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA)
* Ideally recently qualified; Big 4 training is a plus (PwC, EY, KPMG, Deloitte)
* Strong technical grounding, but even stronger commercial intuition
* Advanced Excel/Sheets skills; comfortable building robust, explainable models
* Clear communicator. You can tell the story behind the numbers and influence action
* Real ownership mindset: proactive, practical, outcomes focused
Nice to haves
* Experience in consumer products, FMCG or scale‑up environments
* Exposure to VAT complexities, inventory flows and multi‑channel sales
* Familiarity with ERP systems
Traits we rate
Smart, hungry, ambitious, cultural alignment, willingness to learn, self starter.
Why Riot
* Big ambitions and the autonomy to match
* Direct impact - your work will be on the table at every key decision
* Speed, candour and zero bureaucracy
* A brand that actually stands for something (and tastes as good as it sounds)
We’re an equal‑opportunity employer. We celebrate difference and are committed to a culture where everyone can do their best work.